I was watching a car video and noticed that every time a car launches using launch mode, the front end of the car will rise a little just before the actual launch ([Example](https://youtu.be/opfbaluY7lc?t=150)). I understand why a car’s nose might rise during acceleration, but I don’t understand what happens during launch mode that causes this.
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I watched your example video several times and didn’t see the nose rise at that time stamp. I’m on my phone, so maybe I’m just blind.
What I do see is the rear squatting down before the launch (not during). If these cars have an active suspension system, this could be done along with changing the damping to modify the amount of weight that transfers to the rear tires. The goal would be to maximize traction during the launch by using a suspension calibration which isn’t appropriate for normal driving.
You would probably not see the same behavior from a car which does not have a system allowing it to adjust it’s ride height (usually via air suspension), unless I’m misunderstanding what would cause this phenomenon.
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